Timothy Hagen has a distinguished academic and professional background in organic chemistry, currently serving as a Professor at Northern Illinois University since 2009, where responsibilities include teaching Organic Synthesis Chem 431/631 and Chem 110. Previous roles include Group and Project Leader at deCODE genetics (2007-2009), Associate Research Fellow at Pfizer (2000-2007), and Lecturer at Northwestern University (1999-2002). Timothy also held the position of Senior Research Scientist at Searle-Monsanto Life Sciences from 1988 to 2000. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1982-1988) and a BS in Chemistry from Illinois State University (1978-1982).